WaddWatsonEllis Belduque WIP

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WaddWatsonEllis

#340
August 09, 2010, 12:35:45 AM
Hey, Dark Ranger,

Before you critique the lack of a smile on my profile, better take  look at the puss on your own  *S*
My moniker is my great grandfather's name. He served with the 2nd Florida Mounted Regiment in the Civil War. Afterward, he came home, packed his wife into a wagon, and was one of the first NorteAmericanos on the Frio River southwest of San Antonio ..... Kinda where present day Dilley is ...

"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." John Wayne
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WaddWatsonEllis

#341
August 09, 2010, 12:45:22 AM
Rick,

That last post looks harsh once I saw it ... it was meant to be just gentle kidding ... please consider it as such ... Thanks
My moniker is my great grandfather's name. He served with the 2nd Florida Mounted Regiment in the Civil War. Afterward, he came home, packed his wife into a wagon, and was one of the first NorteAmericanos on the Frio River southwest of San Antonio ..... Kinda where present day Dilley is ...

"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." John Wayne
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Forty Rod

#342
August 09, 2010, 12:50:07 AM
Now children, let's play nice or I'll lock you Grandma's steamer trunk again.   :o
People like me are the reason people like you have the right to bitch about people like me.

WaddWatsonEllis

#343
August 09, 2010, 09:40:39 AM
FYI,

Since the knife was pretty unsharpened, I took it to a place that sharpens table saw blades & such ... cost me $5.00 to have both the normally sharpened edge made sharp and the other side sharpened  ... now I can keep it up now that it has an edge on it .... but I think it was well worth the sharpening cost ....

The Belduque I had made I more or less measure so that the blade and scabbard would fit in the space between the knee and ankle, since that was where they were often worn ... look at the right foreleg in the rider in the pic ...
My moniker is my great grandfather's name. He served with the 2nd Florida Mounted Regiment in the Civil War. Afterward, he came home, packed his wife into a wagon, and was one of the first NorteAmericanos on the Frio River southwest of San Antonio ..... Kinda where present day Dilley is ...

"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." John Wayne
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The Elderly Kid

#344
August 09, 2010, 01:09:40 PM
His right foreleg is twirling the lassoo. It's his right hindleg carrying the belduqe.

Forty Rod

#345
August 09, 2010, 04:27:22 PM
 ;D
People like me are the reason people like you have the right to bitch about people like me.

WaddWatsonEllis

#346
August 09, 2010, 05:32:13 PM
Elderly Kid,

Point taken ... *S*

But if you blow the picture up, you will see the grips of his knife coming out of his 'Bota de Alas', or litterally 'boot wings'.

These were worn the way a NorteAmericano would wear chaps; and the Belduques was the size of a small machete' and would be tucked into the Botas in a way that it could be accessed quickly

My moniker is my great grandfather's name. He served with the 2nd Florida Mounted Regiment in the Civil War. Afterward, he came home, packed his wife into a wagon, and was one of the first NorteAmericanos on the Frio River southwest of San Antonio ..... Kinda where present day Dilley is ...

"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." John Wayne
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Dr. Bob

#347
August 09, 2010, 09:39:01 PM
Great picture,  But..... only a crazy man goes after a Grizzly bear with a horse and a rope!!  ::)  ::)  ::)
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WaddWatsonEllis

#348
August 10, 2010, 12:46:31 AM
I didn't say that some of their habits weren't a little... unusual ... but bear hunting with four or five riders and ropes was considered a sport ... and as a rule, they distained rifles or pistols ... as in this painting ...
My moniker is my great grandfather's name. He served with the 2nd Florida Mounted Regiment in the Civil War. Afterward, he came home, packed his wife into a wagon, and was one of the first NorteAmericanos on the Frio River southwest of San Antonio ..... Kinda where present day Dilley is ...

"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." John Wayne
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Forty Rod

#349
August 10, 2010, 10:41:39 AM
Quote from: Dr. Bob on August 09, 2010, 09:39:01 PM
Great picture,  But..... only a crazy man goes after a Grizzly bear with a horse and a rope!!  ::)  ::)  ::)

Heard about a cowboy who roped a grizzly one time.

Found himself in a terrible fix:  He couldn't hold on and didn't dare let go.  :o

;D
People like me are the reason people like you have the right to bitch about people like me.

WaddWatsonEllis

#350
August 10, 2010, 10:50:19 AM
I think that would be the American version of having a tiger by the tail ... LOL
My moniker is my great grandfather's name. He served with the 2nd Florida Mounted Regiment in the Civil War. Afterward, he came home, packed his wife into a wagon, and was one of the first NorteAmericanos on the Frio River southwest of San Antonio ..... Kinda where present day Dilley is ...

"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." John Wayne
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GunClick Rick

#351
August 17, 2010, 11:32:01 PM
I just took a look in the mirror :o Dang your right :-X ;D
Bunch a ole scudders!

James-G

#352
September 08, 2010, 02:26:22 PM
Josh great work .Love the curly maple case with the germa sliver caps . Where did you get your Patter welded steel? Great work agion.

WaddWatsonEllis

#353
April 20, 2011, 01:24:03 AM
Josh,

Just to let you know, I am still waiting to get those Botas to show off your knife best ... and when I get it Iwill take some pics
My moniker is my great grandfather's name. He served with the 2nd Florida Mounted Regiment in the Civil War. Afterward, he came home, packed his wife into a wagon, and was one of the first NorteAmericanos on the Frio River southwest of San Antonio ..... Kinda where present day Dilley is ...

"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." John Wayne
NCOWS #3403

WaddWatsonEllis

#354
February 15, 2012, 10:11:37 AM
Bump!
My moniker is my great grandfather's name. He served with the 2nd Florida Mounted Regiment in the Civil War. Afterward, he came home, packed his wife into a wagon, and was one of the first NorteAmericanos on the Frio River southwest of San Antonio ..... Kinda where present day Dilley is ...

"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." John Wayne
NCOWS #3403

WaddWatsonEllis

#355
September 30, 2012, 08:13:48 AM
Bump ....
My moniker is my great grandfather's name. He served with the 2nd Florida Mounted Regiment in the Civil War. Afterward, he came home, packed his wife into a wagon, and was one of the first NorteAmericanos on the Frio River southwest of San Antonio ..... Kinda where present day Dilley is ...

"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." John Wayne
NCOWS #3403
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